Learning Expedition in
HANGZHOU, CHINA
Hangzhou is not a second-tier Chinese city. It is the city that built the commerce layer the internet runs on.
Where Beijing sets China's technology agenda and Shenzhen manufactures its hardware, Hangzhou quietly built the infrastructure through which China's entire consumer economy transacts. Alibaba, founded here in 1999, grew into one of the world's most consequential technology companies — but more than that, it seeded an ecosystem of platforms, payment systems, logistics networks, and cloud infrastructure that reshaped how commerce works at scale.
Today Hangzhou is home to Alibaba, Alipay, Cainiao logistics, DingTalk, Ant Group, and a dense ring of e-commerce, fintech, and supply chain companies that grew around them. The city has also emerged as a serious AI hub, with investments in AI-driven retail, personalisation, and digital operations flowing from both government policy and private capital.
For leadership teams navigating digital commerce strategy, platform business models, supply chain modernisation, or consumer behaviour transformation, Hangzhou offers unparalleled access to the ecosystem that pioneered these shifts at the largest scale in the world.
Expeditions available in Hangzhou
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Why leadership teams come in Hangzhou, China
Organisations visit Hangzhou to understand how platform economies scale, how digital payments reshape consumer behaviour, and how data-driven commerce operates in practice — not in theory.
1. Define your strategic focus
Every programme is built around your priorities — whether that’s AI, digital transformation, new market entry, or organisational design.
2. Curate the right ecosystem
We design your journey across startups, corporates, investors, and enablers aligned to your objectives.
3. Experience, not observe
You engage directly — asking questions, challenging assumptions, and pressure-testing ideas.
4. Translate into action
Each day ends with structured synthesis — ensuring insights don’t stay abstract, but become clear next steps.